Healthy Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Healthy Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies made low calorie and gluten free are a delicious holiday cookie recipe with peppermint sprinkles on top!
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 115kcal
Ingredients
For the Cookie
- 3 tablespoons grass fed butter unsalted
- 1 teaspoon grass fed butter unsalted
- 5 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1/2 cup Gluten Free Baking Flour
- 1/2 tablespoon Gluten Free Baking Flour
- 5 tablespoons almond flour
- 3 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground coffee
- 1 egg room temperature
- 2 teaspoon unsweetened almond milk
For the Chocolate Center
- 50 grams dairy free chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoon tahini
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract or peppermint extract
- Crushed candy canes as desired for the top
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 F. Cream together the butter, sugar, vanilla and peppermint with a whisk. Add the almond flour, cacao powder, baking soda, salt and coffee and mix together.
- Mix in the flour a little at a time with a spoon until combined. Whisk in the egg and almond milk until a sticky dough forms.
- Scoop the dough out into 15 small balls on a parchment covered sheet pan. Use your finger or thumb to press a hole into the ball. They don’t need to be perfectly round, but make sure the indent is fairly deep.
- Bake the cookies for 7-9 minutes, or until they are firm. Remove them from the oven and set them aside to cool.
- Next make the chocolate center, melt the chocolate chips in 15 second increments in a small microwave safe bowl until they are melted and can be mixed together. Stir in the tahini paste and the extract.
- Once the cookies are cool, carefully spoon a small amount of the chocolate mixture into the center of the cookie. If you’d like, sprinkle some of the crushed candy canes on top. Let the chocolate center set before enjoying.
Notes
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- If you enjoy this recipe, check out my cookbook for more low calorie recipes!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 115kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 118IU | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg